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NCOP Health and Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Department response to public submissions (with Ministry)
31 Oct 2023
Tracking the NHI Bill through Parliament
In a virtual meeting, the Select Committee on Health and Social Services heard the National Department of Health’s responses to the written submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
Most of the issues that were raised were similar to what had been presented ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Agreement between RSA and France on Cinematographic and Audio-visual Co-production; UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; with Deputy Minister
25 Oct 2023
The Committee convened a virtual meeting for briefings by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture on the Agreement between South Africa and France on cinematographic and audio-visual co-production and the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Department said the Agreement aimed to create opportunities ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
2023 Examinations Readiness: DBE briefing
11 Oct 2023
The Select Committee convened on a virtual platform where the Department of Basic Education (DBE) briefed the committee on the intensive learner support programme implemented across all provinces and the state of readiness for the 2023 National Senior Certificate exams. The Class of 2023 had suffered many disruptions because ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
KZN Report-back on Taking People to Parliament 2022 Report; with Deputy Minister
10 Oct 2023
The Committee met virtually to hear an update from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) on the executive undertakings arising from the public hearings and site tour held in the Ugu District in KZN during the 14–18 November 2022 National Council of Provinces' Taking Parliament To ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production RSA-France Agreement (postponed)
27 Sep 2023
The Select Committee meeting on the RSA-France Agreement on Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Co-production did not take place because the briefing document the Committee received on the day the meeting was different to the document provided the previous week. The Committee agreed that as a matter of principle they do ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Products Standards A/B & National Veld and Forest Fire A/B: Negotiating Mandates (with Deputy Minister)
26 Sep 2023
Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy met on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the provinces’ negotiating mandates on the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill [B15B – 2021], as well as the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill [B24B – 2021]
Most of ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
Fundraising A/B: Negotiating Mandates & DSD response (with Minister); South Korea Study Tour Report
5 Sep 2023
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services met to consider the negotiating mandates from the provincial legislatures on the Fundraising Amendment Bill.
All nine provinces voted in favour of the Bill. However, many of them proposed amendments to improve the bill. This included the amendment ...
NCOP Health and Social Services
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Department briefing (with Minister); DWYPD Budget Vote Report
20 Jun 2023
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Select Committee on Health and Social Services was briefed by the Department of Health on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill.
The introductory remarks of the Minister noted that since the passing of the NHI Bill, by the National ...
NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
Engagement with DSI on postgraduate funding for STEM careers; new technology & innovation that could assist in providing proper sanitation in schools; with Minister
14 Jun 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) briefed the Committee on several issues related to student funding, technology and innovation initiatives, corporate support, and sanitation at schools at the basic education level.
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation provided an ...
NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: DALRRD briefing; with Minister
13 Jun 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee in a virtual meeting on the amendments to the Agricultural Product Standards Bill, which included re-definitions and substitutions that would improve clarity and strengthen the meaning of the Bill.
The presentation addressed the weaknesses of the ...